Ernst simon



010.750,400. PATENTED 01010.20, 1904.A

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MOLD PRESS EUR MAKING CIGARETTE 0R CIGR HOLDERS 0RV THE LIKE. APPLIOATIoN FILED FEB. a. 1903.

No MODEL.

4Uitiirnn STATES- AreNr Orr-ice.

ERNT SIMON, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

MOLD-PRESS FOR MAKING CIGARETTE OR CIGAR HOLDERS 0R TRE LIKE.

SPECIFIVCATIN formingpart of Letters Patent No. 750,406, dated Jnuary 216, 1904.

Application filed February 3, 1903. Serial No. 141,693. (No modul.)

4hollows or chambers in length eorrcsspending4 to the' h. hts of the blocks, perforated. plates or dighe interposed. between `seid supcrposed blocks and registering with thc outlets :ind in- To all 'mito/i1. //f 77mg/ concern:

Be it known that l', ERNST Simon, n. subir-ict ot' the ,lhnjiiieror ol A.ustriuflluiie'iiigv, reSidiiig zit Vienne, Auetrind[miem-y, here invented 5 eert-:iin non' unil ueelfigil linproveniente iii Moldn 'Pi-eener For li'lziliinir (Qligirette or (ligar l-lolders or 'the Lilie, ojlf which the ilfollowiug is e, Speciliention.

My invention has relation to e incid-prees' -for forming from :inibor or nmbroid niouthpieces vtor cigars, eig'iirettee, pipes, or the like; :ind in lsuch connection it relates to the gcnerel construction and arrangement oi' Such :in

apparatus for the seid. purpose.

The principal objects of my invention are, first, to pro-vide :i mold-press consisting ot' :i solid block having internal unconnected hollows or chambers in length corresponding to the heightof the block :ind adapted to permit n. mees oi amber or ainbroid to be t'orced into the hollowe or chambers oi' said block to zissume directly ii.- orn'ifroni which aflter linisliing the` mme becomes the tiitielc'required end ot' :i dcneily beyonil theiizituriil density oi' the amber o r in nbi'oid iiiiiteitizil, therebyr eimblin in thcliuinh' ig of e high degree oi luster or I irilliiincy. ia-rgiren thereto; second, to provide il `nr oli the character cflescrihfiifl con- Sistine` olE eiiypcrposecl blocks, nach .haring Series oll internal unconnected hollowe or chambers in length corresponding to the height ot each block7 zi. series of liolloive or chambers ot' one block registeringwith :inothereerics oi' the other block, loutnt the pointe of registry of one Series with another Series thc openings being; of less difiineler thun the outlets of one Series with tlicinlete ol.x the other series: of bellows or chambers of seid blocks, in siiperlioeed relationship to each other, `in conjunction with hydraulic ineens for forcing a. mass ot' amber or rimbroid into the respective hollows or chambers oit' said blocks to render the uniss ol. .fiinber or :un broid nnnatiirzilly dense, the density olf the molded timber or zu'nbroirl in the Vorm ol: blanks, thereby enu zibling' iii lhiieliiiio oi" n high degree of luster orbrillinncy lining giron thereto; third, to provideii. i uoh l'vpreee ol' the character deecii bod. coneietino' olt :i Serien oi superposcrl Solid bloelw` provided internally with :i Series. nii

lets oi. the liollows or chambers of said blocks, 55

:if reservoir :for containing' zi mass of amber or ziniliroid in conjunction with hydraulic mennev for t j rcing'f :iid mees into the hollows orchanihere ol said Siiperposed blocks through the: neilforzitioiis of Seid interposed plates or disks to render the amber or ambroid dcnse'flieyoud theinzitni'rtl density ot' the einher or ein-' also so that in the parting oit-the blocks and removal or' the plateeoru,v T Y disks the molded blanks intheiriinii'orrnly-A dense form in seid hollows or chambers the.Iv reepcctive 'bloclnv will be readily-separated5 ends laid baref'ior.; j `ready removal. of the blanks from seidliollows or ehunibers oi said bloclns for finishing, and, f'

broid materiel, und

from each other and their fourth, to provide zi niold-prcss of the character described for molding` amber or einhroid4 form of a. density bef' into :in :irtielc in hliink yond the natural density or' the amber or anibroid materiel :ind Without tins end adapted, to be readily iiiiislied for use hy boring' the iiiteri r und notching` or undercuttmg; one cud ot' the article when the Seine is'to be used :is a mouthpiece for cigars, cigarettes, pipesteins, or the like.

My nycntion, stated in general terms, conniets or' :i niol gl-pr iss constructed and arranged in substii-iii-iuily the nimmer hereinafter de- Iecribrid :ind claimed.

lhe nzitliri :ind scope oi', my present invention will be more :fully understood from. the tollo wing; flcscrip'tion, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which- Fig'urc 1 is e, top or plan View of :i moldpress embody-ing main features of my invention. Fig.' 2 is a. vie\v,`piirtly in Vertical `eection und partly in elevation, of arnoldfprcss of iny sind inventief, tor forming blank mouthpieces for cigare( cigarettes, pipes, or the li lic.

Iiigs. fz. und 4L :irc side elevational 'views oit' the article prmluced iii the mold-prees, the View iu fliig. 'l being et e, right ingle to Fig. 3; and is :i top or iiliii'i View of the article `ilelerring to the drawings, 1, 2, 3. and il) l press.

/fiiim as illustrated, a series ot' c inc-shape hollows or ehaml'iers #t 4tor the molding under l preferably hydraulic pressure oi a molten mass of amber or ambrrilid into blanks to bocome when linished mouthpieees 't'or cigars, cigarettes, pipes, or the like. The hollows or chambers 4 ot each solid block are such that the blanks produced therein will correspond in length with the height oi the block, and both ends of the hollowsor chambers are open. series ot superposed mold-blocks ot' the press are olf such conligu ration as that the articles produced therein, as illustrated in Figs. si, und fi. will be comple-tc as to structure, save necessary noi-chin or umlercutting ot' one ond and boring inti-Jrnally o'l the structure produced. The blank thus produceifl. as illus trateiil in Figs. 2% and Li, will be tapered on two opposite surfaces thereof, with the lower end preferably made circular and the upper end made more or less elliptical. as particularly illustrated in Fig. 5 ot the drawings.

The series ot' superposed naald-blocks may be arranged so as to be litted and held to each other by studs Si in order that the series oi? hollows or chambers et ol? each ot' the superi posed mold-blocks may lie practically in the same plane or in vertical alinement with each other. Between contiguous supcrposed moldblocks is interposed a thin perforated plate 5, pretcrably ot steel, with packing-rings 6 litting groi'u'es oi the rnolddilocli's. The plates connect the hollows or chai'nbers 410i' the superposod mold-blofi-ks in line with each other. so as to cause the molten mass from the reservoir i2 through the sprues or gates li. to be ln'draul icallgwsed into the s es oi" hollows or chambers llol the superi. sed mold blocks 1l., 2, il, and illl oi the press, yet at the same time so arranged as to permit oi the ready removal oi' each mold-block i'rom the others in their superposcd relationship to each other by simply loosening the nuts 13 13, mounted on the threaded standards lli 1li", and withdrawing the spanning-plate 15. By arranging the mold-press as illustrated in Fi S2,

with one set oi sprues orgates l1 ior the series oi hollen-'s or chambers i oi' the respective suiilerposed blocks, the waste oi' material is re duced to a minimum, for thereason that the wasteis no greater i'roinsueh series oi hollows or chambers ot' the superposod blocks so arranged and illustrated in the drawings than it would be if but a single block was used, since one gateserves to supply the ma teria] to 'each yer cal se .es of hollows or chambers superposcifl in the press. and the material in said gato forms the only waste that in r \.ilit,\T

" occurs iu the iormingo'l the blanks iu said lhc hollows or el'iambiairs si. of each" @sassari ',lhc thin plate interposed between'.

contiguous mold-blocks ot' the press in their su'pcrposed relationship to one another, is provided with one or more small holes 7, as clearly illustrated in Fig. l, to allowunder pressure the molten ambroid or amber to pass trom one mold into the other with uniiorn'iity and in regulated quantity and at the same time leave but one or more small connecting parts between the mold-blc'icks, so that there-y by is permitted ready separation of the moldblocks Jfrom one another as required. Since the holl'ows or chambers of the mold-blocks extend the entire height thereof and are separated from each other by the interposed plates 5, the article produced therein will have i straight or iat bases and correspond in length with that oi? the hollows or chamlliers, and as the plates 5 have small openings therein the separation oi the formed blanks in the holloWs or chambers will be readily obtained thereby,7

dueto the i'act that :it is necessary only to `part the material at the porforations ot' the plates to remove the solid blocks ot the press containing the formed blanks as occasion requires. As illustrated in the lower portion ot' il? 2, used in lieu of the continuous plate 5, such small platos being preferablyr sunk into the mold-ljilocks.

.lt may be remarked that the hollows or chambers et of the mold-blocks l, 2, 3, and l0 may be ot' any desired configuration for the production oi? mouthpieces or other similar artielos---tliat is, either elliptical, circular, angular, or the like. As an example oi' stepped objects or articles that can be produced in the hollows or chambers of such inoldblocks may he mentioned the so-called saddle-mouthpieces. Mouthpieces produced from the niaterials or compositions described in a moldpress having the characteristic features of my invention are of great density, and hence a higher linisli--that is, luster or brilliancycan be given thereto, and, moreover, can be made so that in appearance they will be clear, cloudy, or variegated to closely imitate the expensive articles prmluced from amber.

'l am aware that it is not new to mold amber Linder the application oi' heat and pressure in sectional or two-part molds into mouthpieces or the like; but amber articles so molded have iins and other forms of waste attached the-reto when liberated from the molds that must be removed before being iinishechwhich occasions unnecessary expense and desirable to avoid. llloreover, insectional molds the amber cannot be given by thel a number oi' small plates 8 can bclabor that it is yer-y l o r ln'illiancy being given. to the finished article without increasing the size of the tins and other objectionable forms or' waste trom the inessure exerted when produced according to the processes and apparatus desoril'ied in the nited States Letters Patents No. 234,756, of

November 23, 1880, No. 237 ,497, of February 8, 1881, and Nos. 461,721 and 461,722, of October 20, 1891, and'therefore I disclaim as of my invention any features set out in the said recited Letters Patents; but what I do claim as new at the date hereof is the production of blanks in a solid block having individual unconnected hollows or chambers, used either singly orV in supported relationship under heat and pressure sufficient to produce blanks for mouthpieces or other uses from amber or ambroid of a density beyond the natural density of the amber or ambroid material and without iins or other objectionalwaste attached to the blanks in their formation, so that in finishing a high degree of luster or brilliancy may be given thereto. The method of producing such articles according to my invention is a decided advance in the art when the nature and characteristic properties of amber or ambroid are considered and as understood by those practically skilled in the art of producing such articles.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a mold-press of the character described, a series of solid blocks, each provid ed with one or more hollows or chambers extending from end to end through the block, said blocks superposed with their respective hollows or chambers in alinement and separated from each other in a plane at right angles to the axis of the mold-chambers, combined with means for forcing material to be molded into and through the mold-chambers in a direction parallel to the axis of said chambers.

2. In a mold-press of the character described, a series of superposed solid blocks, each provided with one or more mold-chambers extending from end to end through the block, said blocks separated from each other in a plane at right angles to the axes of the moldchambers of the blocks, a'perforated plate or disk arranged between contiguous faces of adjacent blocks, all arranged so that the axes of the mold-chambers of the series of blocks register with each other and with the perforations of the plates or disks, combined with means for forcing material to be molded through the mold-chambers in the blocks and through the perforated disks or plates separat ing the blocks in a direction corresponding to the axes of said chambers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afxed my signature, this 15th day of January, 1903, in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNST SIMON.

Witnesses:

FRANZ REITEN, ALvEs'ro S. Hocun. 

